What They Say (John Hartley Poems)
They say 'at its a waste o' brass--a nasty habit too,--A thing 'at noa reight-minded chap wod ivver think to ...
Poems about dooant (21 Poems)
Latter Wit (John Hartley Poems)
Awm sittin o' that old stooan seeat, Wheear last aw set wi' thee;It seems long years sin' last we met, Awm sure ...
Dick an Me (John Hartley Poems)
Two old fogies,--Dick an me,--Old, an grey as grey can be.A'a,-but monny a jolly spree We have had;--An tha ne'er went ...
Help Thisen (John Hartley Poems)
"Come, help thisen, lad,--help thisen!" Wor what mi uncle sed.We'd just come in throo makkin hay, To get some cheese an breead.An ...
A Summer Shaar (John Hartley Poems)
It nobbut luks like tother day,Sin Jane an me first met;Yet fifty years have rolled away,But still aw dooant forget.Th' ...
Lads An Lasses (John Hartley Poems)
Lads an lasses lend yor ears Unto an old man's rhyme,Dooant hurry by an say wi' sneers, It's all a waste o' ...
On Strike (John Hartley Poems)
He wandered slipshod through the street, His clothes had many a rent;His shoes seemed dropping from his feet, His eyes were downward ...
Sixty An Sixteen (John Hartley Poems)
We're older nor we used to be, But that's noa reason whyWe owt to mope i' misery, An whine an grooan an ...
A Wife (John Hartley Poems)
Wod yo leead a happy life? Aw can show yo ha,--Get a true an lovin wife,-- (Yo may have one nah.)If yo ...
Dooant Forget The Old Fowks (John Hartley Poems)
Dooant forget the old fowks,-- They've done a lot for thee;Remember tha'd a mother once, Who nursed thi on her knee.A father ...
The New Year’s Resolve (John Hartley Poems)
Says Dick, "ther's a' notion sprung up i' mi yed, For th' furst time i' th' whole coorse o' mi life,An' ...
Cuckoo! (John Hartley Poems)
Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Just a word i' thi ear,-- Aw hooap we shall net disagree;But aw'm foorced to admit as aw watch ...
Sol An’ Doll (John Hartley Poems)
Awm a young Yorksher lad as jolly an gay, As a lark on a sunshiny mornin,An Dolly's as fair as the ...
Act Square (John Hartley Poems)
"Another day will follow this," Ah,--that shall sewerly be,But th' day 'at dawns to-morn, my lad, May nivver dawn for thee,This day ...
Willie’s Weddin (John Hartley Poems)
A'a, Willie, lad, aw'm fain to hear Tha's won a wife at last;Tha'll have a happier time next year, Nor what tha's ...
That Lad Next Door (John Hartley Poems)
Aw've nowt agean mi naybors, An aw wod'nt have it sed'At aw wor cross an twazzy, For aw'm kind an mild asteead.But ...
Mi Darling Muse (John Hartley Poems)
Mi darlin' Muse, aw coax and pet her,To pleeas yo, for aw like nowt better;An' if aw find aw connot ...
Peter’s Prayer (John Hartley Poems)
His face wor varry thin an pale, His een wor strangely breet;His old rags flapt i'th' wintry gale, An shooless wor his ...
My Doctrine (John Hartley Poems)
Aw wodn't care to live at all, Unless aw could be jolly!Let sanctimonious skinflints call All recreation folly.Aw still believe this world ...
Nooan So Bad (John Hartley Poems)
This world is net a paradise, Tho' railly aw dooant see,What fowk should growl soa mich abaat;-- Its gooid enuff for me.It's ...
Second Thowts (John Hartley Poems)
Aw've been walkin up th' loin all ith weet, Aw felt sure tha'd be comin that way;For tha promised tha'd meet ...